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Auto rickshaw in Sri Lanka. An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw.Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many other terms in various countries, including 3wheel, Adaidaita Sahu, Keke-napep, Maruwa, auto, baby taxi, bajaj, bao-bao, chand gari, CNG, easy bike, jonnybee, lapa, lapa-lapa, mototaxi, pigeon, pragya, tuk-tuk, tukxi, tum ...
Tuk, Netherlands, a village in the Netherlands; nickname for Tuktoyaktuk, a hamlet in the Northwest Territories, Canada; Turbat International Airport (IATA: TUK) Turkmen language (ISO 639-2: tuk) Turkmenistan, UNDP country code TUK; The genre of music played by a Tuk band, a kind of Barbadian musical ensemble; Liev Tuk, Cambodian singer
Pulled rickshaw, Japan, c. 1897. Rickshaw originally denoted a pulled rickshaw, which is a two- or three-wheeled cart generally pulled by one person carrying one passenger. ...
Electric rickshaws (also known as electric tuk-tuks, [1] e-rickshaws, [2] Totos [3] and e-tricycles [4]) are small three-wheeled vehicles powered by an electric battery and motor. These small electric vehicles do not require petroleum fuel like auto rickshaws but still offer greater mobility than traditional cycle rickshaws and pulled rickshaws .
Tuktoyaktuk (/ ˌ t ʌ k t ə ˈ j æ k t ʌ k / TUK-tə-YAK-tuk; Inuvialuktun: Tuktuyaaqtuuq [təktujaːqtuːq], lit. ' it looks like a caribou ') [5] is an Inuvialuit hamlet near the Mackenzie River delta in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, at the northern terminus of the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway.
A toque (/ t oʊ k / [1] or / t ɒ k /) is a type of hat with a narrow brim or no brim at all. [2]Toques were popular from the 13th to the 16th century in Europe, especially France. They were revived in the 1930s; nowadays, they are primarily known as the traditional headgear for professional cooks, except in Canada, where the term toque is used interchangeably with the French Canadian ...
The term "tuck", meaning food, is slang and probably originates from such phrases as "to tuck into a meal". It is closely related to the Australian English word "tucker", meaning food. A tuck shop typically sells confectionery, sandwiches, and finger-food, such as sweets, crisps, soft drinks, and such.
In many urban areas, tricycles are gradually being substituted with Indian-built tuk-tuks [when?], known for their enhanced engines and spacious seating. Although not strictly classified as tricycles, these three-wheel vehicles are exempt from the tricycle ban on national highways, being treated separately from conventional tricycles.